(WMC-TV) - Voters in Germantown are electing a school board. Perhaps the board's first item of business will be to negotiate the education of thousands of students and which schools they will attend. TeenagersMore >>

Voters in Germantown are electing a school board. Perhaps the board's first item of business will be to negotiate the education of thousands of students and which schools they will attend.More >>

(WMC-TV) - Discussion over the fate of three Germantown schools soon turned into a clash, with flying accusations. Germantown Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy said turning over three schools to the unified schoolMore >>

Discussion over the fate of three Germantown schools soon turned into a clash, with flying accusations.More >>

(WMC-TV) - Some Germantown schools could stay with the Shelby County School district when municipal schools are created next year. SCS gave a clear picture Tuesday night of what it wants the future toMore >>

Some Germantown schools could stay with the Shelby County School district when municipal schools are created next year.More >>

(WMC-TV) - The newly elected school board in Germantown will join the fight to try and keep three schools within the municipal district, but their names could change if they stay with Shelby County Schools.

School board member Billy Orgel told a crowd he does not want to steal Germantown's identity. So the city's three namesake schools may need new names.

Parents praised the school during dismissal Thursday at Germantown Middle.

"I like the school, I like the teaching here, and I want him to stay here," said parent Kathy Harris.

Under a preliminary plan approved by the board, Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle, and Germantown High would all remain part of Shelby County Schools despite the city of Germantown having its own municipal district.

Orgel thinks the school district should respect Germantown's identity.

"I don't think it's about sticking it in somebody's eye. I think it's about the right thing to do," he said.

Parents's opinions remain mixed. Some think the Germantown name should only be connected to schools under local control.

"If Houston High School is the Germantown high school, it should be possibly changed to Germantown. I mean, it would be our Germantown school," said parent Ellen Crenshaw.

Harris said she could care less about what her son's school is called.

'It's not the name I'm concerned about. It's his education," she said.

Orgel insists the idea of changing names remains preliminary as the district is still negotiating with Germantown leaders over control of the three schools.

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on Monday, Feb. 19. Authorities said Cruz’s brother was arrested for trespassing at the same school on Monday, March 19. (Source: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on Monday, Feb. 19. Authorities said Cruz’s brother was arrested for trespassing at the same school on Monday, March 19. (Source: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Authorities say the brother of the teen charged with killing 17 people at a Florida school has been arrested for trespassing at the same school.

Robert and Irma Talamantez have both practiced Santeria for nearly three decades. They said they aren't cruel and they aren't criminals, they're just believers in a misunderstood religion. (Source: KSAT/CNN)

Robert and Irma Talamantez have both practiced Santeria for nearly three decades. They said they aren't cruel and they aren't criminals, they're just believers in a misunderstood religion.

Bryant has said multiple times that he wants Mississippi to be the safest place in America for an unborn child. Source: Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves

The law goes into effect immediately and the only exceptions are if a fetus has health problems making it incompatible with life outside the womb at full term or if the mother's life or "major bodily function" is threatened by the pregnancy. Pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are not exempt from the new law.

The law goes into effect immediately and the only exceptions are if a fetus has health problems making it incompatible with life outside the womb at full term or if the mother's life or "major bodily function" is threatened by the pregnancy. Pregnancies resulting from rape or incest are not exempt from the new law.